The KWN Global Summit 2023, attended by children from around the world, was held online again this year, as it was last year. This year's event included a 'greeting relay' in which children taught each other greetings in their own language, a mini seminar by IOC Young Leaders, and three awards were presented to the best works.

What kinds of hardships does a young boy with a visual impairment experience on a daily basis? One day during PE class, his classmates decide to put themselves in his shoes by playing rattle ball while blindfolded, relying only on sound. What is the sensation they experience for the first time as they play?
Some girls who live in a beach town witness firsthand how much plastic waste is thrown away on the beach every year. Realizing the negative impact plastic has on the environment and living creatures, they came up with the idea of a project to reduce the use of disposable plastic bottles by making and selling reusable water bottles.
While eating a meal containing bamboo, a girl talks with her mother about the features of bamboo and the origin of the word “bamboo.” She then realizes that bamboo is used everywhere in our daily lives, even in the most casual of ways.
Have you heard of an environmentally friendly product called “rice straws?” Through interviews with cafes that use rice straws and a company manufacturing those straws, the students explore the hidden potential of rice straws not only to address environmental issues, but also to reduce food loss and create jobs.
Why is it raining in a season when it is not supposed to rain? After finding out about climate change, a young boy decides to go out with his precious pocket money to see what he can do to help. What did he go to buy?
Some students search for things they can do themselves to help reduce environmental pollution. As a result of numerous trials and errors, the campaign they create attracts the attention of many people, and the circle of their activities begins to spread rapidly.
The KWN Global Summit 2023, a gathering of children from nine countries around the world, was held online again this year. In 2023, it was based in Tokyo, with participants from the United States, Republic of Indonesia, Kingdom of Cambodia, People's Republic of China, Japan, Brazil, and Socialist Republic of Vietnam. India and the Republic of the Philippines also participated as observers, enjoying a lively time of global exchange.
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Finally, Mr. Kao Panharith of Cambodia gave the closing speech on behalf of all countries.
Mr. Kao Panharith's closing speech was: "While creating the video based on a real-life scenario, we had the opportunity to deeply understand and think about the importance of putting the SDGs into practice in our daily lives. We believe that we can have a great impact on others with the videos we created. And we hope that you too will contribute to the SDGs for the betterment of society."
Right now the world is looking for peace and cooperation to resolve wide-ranging problems. It is becoming more and more important that people from countries all over the world learn about each other and join hands. Like last year’s event, the KWN Global Summit 2022 was held online with participants from excellent schools in various countries. The winning entries for each category were announced. Read the full press release here.
KWN Global Summit 2022 — held online for the third time — was conducted with the participation of six countries: Brazil, Indonesia, Japan, United Arab Emirates, United States, and Vietnam. Presentations and awards for the Primary category (elementary schools) and the Secondary category (junior high schools and high schools) were held together, leading to a lively and enjoyable time of international exchanges.
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The atmosphere was friendly and harmonious as MC Sascha asked the participants questions such as, “Which video production did you like?” and “What are your impressions of participating in the Summit?” To close the Summit, Kevin from Vietnam gave a message as the representative of all six countries.
In his closing message, Kevin said: “Through watching the videos from the other participating countries and having discussions, I realized that we all have the same dreams. Let’s work together to achieve the SDGs through small daily actions.” With this call to action, the KWN Global Summit 2022 came to a successful conclusion.
The world is still going through a tough time, and there are still many restrictions. But we believe that working together will help us get through this together soon. Similar to last year, the KWN Global Summit 2021 was an online event participated by the winning schools from different countries.
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Entry Video
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Held December 4 - 5, 2021, the KWN Global Summit 2021 was joined by participants from 4 different countries. This is the second time for the Summit to be conducted online. Online communication can be more difficult than in-person communication, but nevertheless the kids had fun in various activities while learning and sharing their ideas on important social issues.

It was a double win for Tok Janggut Secondary School (Malaysia) who won both the KWN Kids Award and the first-ever KWN Fans Award. The message of their video was truly moving and reached the hearts of many. The winners thanked everyone who helped in making the video.
And for the final message, Taira 3rd Junior High School representatives encouraged everyone to cooperate with one another to transform the world. "SDGs are not just for governments and companies to think about, but for younger generations as well." They also asked everyone to help in achieving the SDGs through "Small Deeds but also Good deeds", as their personal SDGs.


New Schemes & Experiences for 2021

Supportive Participation Program
Kids who couldn't join in the KWN Global Summit participated via their videos declaring their ideas and plans on how to achieve the SDGs. The kids, though indirectly, were able to support the participants in the SDGs discussion and also made the Summit livelier.

KWN Fans Award
In addition to the KWN Kids Award which is decided by the kids participating in the Summit, the "KWN Fans Award" to be voted by fans supporting KWN was implemented. Fans selected one impressive video for each category via online voting. It gave a boost of confidence to the participants!